1979 news events

Here are some of the major news events that took place in 1979:

January

• January 1: The United States and China establish diplomatic relations.
• January 28: The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.

February

• February 1: The United States and China sign a joint communiqué, marking the establishment of diplomatic relations.
• February 14: The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, flees Iran after the Iranian Revolution.

March

• March 1: The United States begins to evacuate its citizens from Iran.
• March 28: The US Embassy in Tehran is stormed by Iranian students, marking the beginning of the Iran hostage crisis.

April

• April 12: The US begins to impose economic sanctions on Iran.
• April 24: The US and China sign a trade agreement.

May

• May 1: The Soviet Union begins to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
• May 24: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.

June

• June 7: The US and China sign a trade agreement.
• June 20: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.

July

• July 3: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.
• July 16: The US and China sign a trade agreement.

August

• August 2: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.
• August 19: The US and China sign a trade agreement.

September

• September 22: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.

October

• October 1: The US and China sign a trade agreement.
• October 23: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.

November

• November 4: The US and China sign a trade agreement.
• November 20: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.

December

• December 1: The US and China sign a trade agreement.
• December 19: The US and China sign a joint communiqué on the normalization of relations.

Some other notable events that took place in 1979 include:

• The Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania, USA (March 28)
• The assassination of Anwar El-Sadat, the President of Egypt (October 6)
• The Soviet Union's invasion of Poland (December 13)
• The beginning of the Iran-Iraq War (September 22)

These are just a few of the many news events that took place in 1979. It was a significant year for international relations, with the normalization of relations between the US and China, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iranian Revolution.